Pway Supervisor

Colas; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Colas Rail is looking for an Engineering Supervisor to coordinate and supervise work groups on railway projects. In this role, you will ensure safety, manage budgets, and lead a high-performing labor delivery team. With over a century of experience, we value safety, innovation, and a diverse workforce. Join us to take part in delivering quality services in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of team leadership and influencing staff.
• Understanding of rail disciplines and interface management.
• Previous experience of PWay & Civils installation activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervise work groups and manage site construction costs.
• Ensure a safe work environment and compliance with standards.
• Plan and allocate resources for various project needs.

Skills

Team Leadership

Safety Compliance

Budget Management

Influencing Skills

Construction Knowledge

Education

Engineering Supervisor Competency

PTS and COSS Track Safety Competencies

Job description

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At Colas Rail, we have over one hundred years of experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of train run on tracks built or maintained by Colas Rail. We deliver on the challenges set by a rapidly changing railway environment - constantly seeking to adapt our behaviour and culture to not only meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and stakeholders, but to also continuously develop and support our people.

Purpose of the Role

To co-ordinate and supervise work groups by assigning work, scheduling work hours, check results, take actions to ensure quality work, and provide training for staff. To supervise physical works on site, ensuring safe delivery, compliance to appropriate internal and external standards and timely completion and hand back.

Person Specification

• Hold Engineering Supervisor Competency
• Hold PTS, COSS track safety competencies.
• Proven experience of team leadership and influencing staff
• Previous experience of PWay & Civils installation and construction activities with a thorough working knowledge of Network Rail standards
• Proven experience of delivering to budgets and timescales
• Understanding of other related rail disciplines and interface management

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety integrity of all activities undertaken by the staff you are responsible for.
• Manage site construction costs against agreed project targets and manage robust records to support this.
• Organise, manage and develop robustly, a first class PWay & Civils labour delivery team and maintain suitable hard copy and soft copy records for regular audit.
• Assist the Construction manager through the allocation of labour resources to projects, both internal and external to deliver required skills and keep the team utilisation on or above target
• Take active involvement in the planning of work packages, working alongside the technical staff. Plan, order and oversee, Plant requirements (Small and OTP),
• material requirements and manage site storage issues
• As you will expect the organisation may change from time to time and you will be expected to meet the operational requirements.
• Any other reasonable duties as required from time to time.

What We Offer

Colas Rail in the United Kingdom hold three core values: Care, Share and Dare. We take care of our employees, always ensuring safety is a top priority and we nurture our collective wellbeing. We share a passion for what we do, celebrate our achievements and value high standards like nowhere else. We dare to take on new challenges; we are one of the international leaders in our industry. We continually innovate and expand in new markets.

We value and encourage diversity in our workforce, regardless of background, disability, age, religion, or gender. As part of our aim to deliver quality services, we are committed to promoting equality and eliminating discrimination. We will create a workforce that is reflective of the communities we work and live in. We are committed to the Disability Confidence Scheme, and as such we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme.